Type-writing machine.



W. J.v NEIDIG. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1320.9, 1912.

1,1 14,795,d Patented 0ct.27,1914.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED DBG. 9, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT oPEIoE WILLIAM J. NEIDIG, or MADISON, WISCONSIN,AssIGNoR r.ro NEIDIe TYPEWRITEB. oo.,

- or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

`\ Specification of' Letters Patent.

Application mea necembere, 1912. senaiNo. 735,643. l

To all 071cm it may concern.'

. Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. NEIDI'G, a

useful Improvement in 'lype-Writing Machines, of which the following 1sa Spec1fication, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings. f

Certainprinciples and features of my invention as described herein arevincluded- Within my generic invention Which is described and claimed 1nLetters Patentv No.

' 1,087,045, granted February 10, 1914,' upon my application dated April30,- 1909, Serial My general invention Supplies the operator of atypewriting machine With purely automatic means, under the novel controlof a typewriter-mechanism part used in the operation. of typewriting,whereby Without exercising preliminary care he is able to inform himselfof the position of his advanc-4 ing sheet, so that he may know at anytime the extent of the matter completed on his sheet and therefore theextent of the uncompleted portion of his sheet. It also supplies himwith automatic means under the control of a typewriter-mechanism partwhereby such types as may be -desired of visual, audible andmachine-lock signaling devices may be employed to indicate the arrivalof the sheet into predetermined position.

The present branch or division of the Ainvention has as-one of itsspecial features the novell use of the lfeed-roll release or paergage-operating mechanism,'that is to say the sheet-positioningmechansim, in the type- Writing machine, for the control of indicatingmeans.'

In the embodiments of the invention represented in the drawings, thetypes of indicat ing means shown as so controlled comprise indices, avisual signaling means, an audible signaling means, and a means forlocking the printing instrumentalities against use in printing.Otherfeatures consistin certain novel combinations 'of operatingelements characterized by either the general or the specific controllingagencies named. Y g Other features will be as hereinafter 'ex plained.

The said features are intended for use as may; be found desirable inconnection vvith sheet-positiontindicating mechanisms of the`generalcharacter' specified, under the vary- Inof conditions 'ofservice.

n the drawings-Figure 1 is an end elevationhpartly bro-ken away and insection, of portions of a typewriting machine showing my Invention asapplied'thereto. F' 2.

is a plan view of portions of the same, ut with the platen arborremoved. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of portions of Fig. 1 on the line 33. Figs.l 4 and 5 represent alternative arrangements of indices. Fig. 6is an' end elevation of a portion-of another embodiment of my invention,partlyinsection and with the platen-frame removed, indicating anotherarrangement of gearing. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of portions of thesame on the line 7 7. l

For the purpose of more clearly explaining my invention, the followingtypewriter mechanism parts are described: The main frame ofartypewriting machine, indicated in the drawings -at 1, bears theusualtransversely movableicarriage 2, upon which is mounted the usualvertically shifting platenframe indicated at 3. Said platen-frame hasPatented oct. 27, 1914. 1

journaled therein in approved manner a. platen arbor '4 bearing fikedlyattached thereon a platen 5. \The platen ashergeinregarded is theprincipal feed-roll for ad vancing the s eet through the machine, and itis rotated' as Vin' practice by typewritermechanism parts not necessaryto, be shown herein. Fixedly attachedA on platen-frame 3 is atransversely extending cros '-piece 7 bearing pins 8 upon which are jurnaled arms 9, only one of said pins and arms being shownin Fig. lfbutthe others lying behind and in line with the Vone shown and having thesame end elevation, -as will be readily understood. Said armshavevjournaled in the swinging ends thereof feed-roll arbor 10 bearingfeed-roll 11. Springs 12 fixedly attached upon the under side of arms 9engage at the free ends upon lugs 13 en piece 7 so as to tend to pressarms 9 and feed-roll 11 toward the platen. A laterally extendingrock-shaft 14 has its ends journaled in the endsof platen-frame 3 andhas fixedly attached thereon an upstanding lever 28 for the manualrocking of the shaft. Said shaft -bears also `aiplurality of xedlyattached arms 15 bearing near' the free ends thereof sheet, and thepaper-rage provision is a cooperating provision having the same purpose.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that some styles oftypewriting machines do not employ paper-gages for this purpose. Theusual paper-table for the support of the'entering sheet is indicated at69 (F ig. 1). Usual type-bars, indicated at 70,

are mounted on the main frame in wellknown manner,

bearing printing types 71, the same having actuation against the sheetfrom key-levers indicated at 72. Other typewriter-mechanism parts are asin practice. The typewriter structure described is old 5 it is or may beof any approved form.

As applied to the above structure, the embodiment of my invention moreparticu- `larly illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3' in the draw- -ings isdescribed thus: arbor 4 against the end of platen 5 so as Ato rotate inunison therewith is toothed driver 18, said driver here conveniently lserving also as the usual platen head. lJ ournaled loosely on arbor 1 soas to be revoluble independently of the platen is opera- 'tive member G,said member in this case having the form of'oan 4index-carrier orindeX-bearing drum supported from an attached central bushing by a rearwall or web and having a central aperture in the face wall thereof. Alaterally' extending split post 19 on platen-frame 3 projects throughsaid aperture into the drum.- An expanding sev-ered ring 2O of suitableresilencc bears frictionally against .the inner surface of the crown ofthe drum so as to slip thereon. Upon said ring is attached que end of ahelical spring 25, the other end oi" which is held in the cleit of saidsplit post, said spring tending t'o rotate said drum backwardly. Thepurpose of the fricn tion-ring is to prevent `over \yin`ding the spring.The face wall of dfrujn 6 s supplied with a series ofvthreaded lieles22, into any one of which may be screwed a proje` 23, and with a secondseries of holes radially exterior with respect to the first. series,into any one of which may be screwed a projection 2G. Pin 27 onplatenframe 3 has journaled thereon a stop 25', said stop tending bygravity to rest against pin 29 on said platen-frame and having anAttached on platen inwardly extending portion which lies in the path ofsaid projection 26 when the stop is in its normal position. 4Projection2G can be moved past stop 25 forwardly, the stop separa-ting from pin 29in such an action, but not backwardly. The provision permits drum 6 tobe rotated forwardly to the extent of more than one revolntion.The`purpose or' spring 25 and stop 25 is to give the drum a suitableconstant starting or initial position, the drum being rotatedbaclrwardly by said spring until projection 26 thereon is Idetained bysaid stop. I give. said drum a working movement coordinate with thatl ofthe sheet from the said initial position, preferably byconnecting itwith the platen.` The connecting means employed In the embodimentsillustrated in the drawings, as in Figs. 1, 2, 3,.use is made of aconvenient arrangement of toothed gearing for the purpose, as follows:Toothed driver 18 has already in unison with the platen. FiXedly at-4tached upon drum G is a toothed rim or wheel 31. hook-shaft 11previously described bears ixedly attached thereon an arm 32, suppliednear one end' with a pin 33, on which is journaled a riding gearconsisting of toothed wheel 31- and toothed wheel assembled to rotate asa unit, wheel 31 preferably having the greater diameter. he arrangementis such that wheel 34 is adapted to mesh with wheel 18 at the saine timethat wheel 35,1neshes with'wheel 31y so that when wheel 18 is'rotatedwheel' 31 is rotated thereby, but more slowly. Vheels 34 and 35 arenormally held in mesh with wheels 18 and 31 by the action of springs 12,through arms 9, arms 17 and rockshaft 14. p When the sheet is ready tobe entered, roll-release lever 28 is pressed rearwardly as usual,thereby from the platen so as to permit the leading end of the sheet topass between the two and into the desired starting position. In thiscase such action of the roll-release lever causes paper-gages 16 to beraised into the paper-path, to the end that the leading vend of thesheet may be'positioned through the assistance of paper-gage means, asshown in Fig. 1. The rocking of shaft 14 by said roll-release levercauses wheels 31 and to be moved out of mesh with wheels 18 and` 31,thereby releasing drum G from operative connection with the platen.Spring 25 at once rotates drums G backwardly until projection 26 isdetained by stop 25', that is to say into initl .l position. .Both sheetand drum having been'positioned, lever 28 is released, and springs 12aetuate arms 9 and feed-roll 11 toward the platen, thereby through arms17 and shaft 14 moving arm 82 toward the platen, arbor and causingseparating feed-roll 11- 1s not especially material.

been described as rotating and 31.

wheels 34 and 35 to mesh with wheels 18 They same action moves paper--gages 16 out of the paper-path. Nhen the sheet is now 'advanced by theplaten into 'the several printing positions, drum 6 isv correspondingly`advanced by the platen into 4given indicating positions. That is to say,

using the embodiment shown in Figs. l to 3 as an illustration, when thesheet arrives in position for the printing of the iirst line, the index1 on the drum will be brought into indicating` position before pointer73, and index 2 for the second line position on\ vthe sheet, and so onto the bottom of the sheet. And if it be desired to change the lpositionof the first line upon the sheet, pin

26 will be seated or screwed into the suitv able'threadcd hole 24 toposition the drum so that index 1 will be brought into indicatingposition when`the new rstline position .on the sheet arrives at theprinting point. The form, size, position, order and number of theindices on the drum or indexcarrier will be as maybe desired, as willthe indicating unit represented. I prefer to employ familiar indicessuch as Arabic numerals. In the indices shown in Fie'. .2 the unit ofindication is the common doublespaced line unit, the order being theascending order. It is of course not necessary that the indices come torest always exactly opposite the pointer, nor that index 1 (say) andthat in Fig. '5 of indices in descending order. i

Additional indicating means are employed at will` as follows: Inwardlyextending pin 37 on platen frame 3 hasjournaled thereon an elbow-lever38, one arm of which projects into. the path of projection 23 aforesaidon drum 6, andthe other arm of which bears a pin 39. Carriage-frame 2bears a .pin 40,

` joilrnaled on which is a rock-piece 41. A

similar ,pin will be understood as` carried upon the other end of saidcarriage-frame, directly in line with the pin shown, on which isjournaled -a similar rock-piece. Rockp'ieces 41 are connected by alaterally extending bail portion 42, with which they form a rockingbail-piece or universal connection between the laterally movablecarriage and the .main frame portion of the machine. lSaid bail-piece isconnected with lever 38 by means 0f rod 43, journaled at one end on pin39 before mentioned and having an' elbowslot 44 in the other end intowhich projects pin 45 on piece 41. Transversely extending cross-piece 47on main frame 1 bears brackets 48, one of which is positioned aboutmidway between the ends of themain frame. In said brackets is j ournaleda rock-shaft 49,

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bearing ixedly attached thereon adjacent the midway bracket a lever 50in suitable position to be engaged'by bail 42 in every working positionof the carriage. Arm 51, also ixedly attached upon said rock-shaft,bears pin 52, upon which is journaled one end of downwardly extendingrod 53. Main frame 1`has journaled therein the rock-shaft 54' havingiixedly attached near either end the arms 55 connected by a transverselyextending bail-rod 56. Fixedly attached arm 57 on said shaft 54 bears apin 58 upon which the lower' end of rod 53 is journaled. Rock-shaft 54has attached thereto, preferably by means of set-screw 59, a hub 60,from which extends the light spring stem 61 bearing bellhammer 62. Bell63 is conveniently supported inthe path of said hammer by vcentral pin64 on frame 1'. The usual key- 67 on rod 53 tends to hold arm 55 againststop G8 on frame 1 and bail-rod 56 out of locking position. n

The above described mechanism operatesV thus: At the predetermined timepin v23 en` gages with lever 38 and moves it upwardly, thereby throughpin 39, rod 43, pin 45 and rock-piece `r41 rocking bail 42 downwardly.This attion is communicated by said bail t0 arm 50, and throughrock-shaft 49, arm 51, pin 52, rod 53, pin 58 and arm 57 to rockshaft54. Thereby through hub 60 and hammer-stem y,61 bell-'hammer` 62 iscaused to strike bell [53 and give an audible signal that the sheet isin predetermined position. It will be understood thatthe usual abrupt`starting and stopping action ofthe platen,

transmitted through sensitive spring-stem 61 to a hammer-head havingsome inertia and momentum is availed of to cause the bell-stroke in thiscase, for reasons of convenience. The operator is now informed that hispredetermined page is completed, and he can remove his sheet withoutlosing time in trying to write further upon that- Bail 5G thro-ugh arms55 on rockshaft 54 is by the saine action moved under the overhang 72 onkey-levers 72. In case thc audible signal is disregarded, the operatorfinds that he can no longer do any print- A ing the printinginstrumentalities having been locked. He thereupon runs out his sheet inusual manner, pin 23 passing on out of engagement with lever 38 andallowing the parts to assume the position shown in Fig. 1. In case theoperator wishes to print further upon that sheet before removing it hecando so by lifting rod 43 on pin 45 so that said pin can pass into thelongitudinal portion of elbow slot 41. Spring 65 Will at once move arm55 against stop 68, as in Fig. 1, releasing the printinginstrumentalities for further printing, and when pin 23 passes on out ofengagen'ient with lever 38, the gravity of said leveL and of rod 43 willrestore said lever and rod into the position' shown in Fig. 1. The timeof action ofsaid bell-striking and machine-lock devices may be adjustedeither by changing the angular position of pin 23 on drum 6 or-bychanging the angular position of pin 26 on said drum, but ordinarily theposition of pin 23 will be changed for this purpose.

Provision as follows is made for giving one or more visual signals, fornotifying the operator of the arrival of his sheet into predeterminedsheet-positions: Pointeror stationary index 73, attached to platen-frame3, has theform of a shield-pointer that conceals a portion of thedrum-periphery from the operator. Upon said peripheryr in any angularposition desired I place one or more wax-like colored adhesive wafers,such as the ones shown in Fig. 1 at 6b and 6C. -Waters 4such as theseare readily placed in position and readily removed and are inexpensiveand can be used for a variety of purposes witlrthe least loss of time.ings wafer 6b is represented as having a different shape from wafer 6,and also a different color, so as to be distinguishable therefrom, inorder that one may be used for one purpose and the other for another.The form, substance, color and method of applying the signaling agentare not material, the central requirement being merely that one portionof the drum-periphery should be visually differentiated from theremainder. At the predetermined time the signaling agent, whatever itbe, is brought into view from behind pointer' or index 73, therebyinforming the operator of the position of his sheet.

It will be noted that the pressure of the feed-rolls can be somewhateased without rocking'shaft'll sulieiently to throw the toothed wheelsout of mesh, as in straightening the sheet, depending upon the depth ofthe teeth on the said wheels and the proportions of the several leversinvolved. It-will be noted also that pinl23 can be moved'backwardly pastlever 38, bail 42 separating from arm 50 in such an action.

The embodiment of my invention' illusillustrated in Figs. 6 and 7illustrate an ar rangement of gearing in which the toothed wheelsoperate within the contour of the drum. lt is described thus: Platen 5,platen-head and platen arbor-lare attached to rotate in unison, asusual. Arbor 4 has journald thereon adjacent to the platen-head theindependently revoluble drum 6a, which is supplied with the same In thedrawsevered friction-ring 20, spring 25 and split post 19 as before. Apartition-wall 76 is conveniently employed lto shut off the spring andfriction-ring from the remaining mechanism Within the drum. ,The drum issup-' iently by means of set-screw 18", is toothed driver 18a. Laterallyextending pin 14'* on platen-frame'3 has journaled thereon arocking-'piece 32", and also but independently of said rocking-piece atoothed Wheel 34, said wheel meshing with toothed driver 18v aforesaid.A pin 33 on said rockingpiece has journaled thereon a toothed Wheel 35,said wheel meshing with wheel 34a and in some positions of therocking-piece meshing also with internal gear 31a on the drum. Saidlrocking-piece is connected with the controlling sheet-positioningmechanism by means of a rod 32b one end of which is journaled on a pin32c on'the rocking-piece and the other end of which contains a shortslot 32 sliding over a pin 32c on roll-release lever 28 previouslydescribed. Said rod has a bend or off-set therein as a convenient meansof providing for the clearance of pins` 23 and 26, and an upstandingportion of the rod tends to be held against la laterally extending pin5t on platen-frame 3a by an attached spring 12, the other end of thespring being attached to a laterally extending post 13a on platen-frame3. That is to say, the spring tends to hold toothed wheel in mesh withtoothed wheel 31a through the intermediate parts described, and pin 5aprevents the wheels from being crowded to gether by said spring.,'lhereinaining partare as have been previously described.

The'mechanism operates as follows: The feed-roll release lever 28 ispressed rearwardly away from the platen, rocliing shaft 14, and throughthe action of-arins 17 on arms 9 easing the pressure of the feed-rollsupon the platen.` Further movement of said lever rearwardly brings pin32e to-'the end of slot 32d and rod 32" is moved by the said pin againstthe action of spring 12, thereby causing rock-piece 328L to rock uponpin 14 and wheel 35a to be lifted out of mesh with wheel 31a. DrumA 6ais thereupon rotated backwardly by spring 25 until projection 26 isstopped by stop 25. Meanwhile papergages 16 have been raised into thepaperf path by said lever 28. The sheet is now positioned againstpaper-gages 16, as previously described, and lthe'feed-roll releasesheet against the platen, which is the prineipal feedroll, rod 32b ismoved by spring lever released. Feed-rolls 11 now press the l identicalwith that of the mechanism shown 12 until the upstanding portion thereofin Figs. 1 to 3 from this point, `the drum 'and the sheet movingcordinately in predetermined relationship as before, and the 4sameindices, audible signaling means, visual si naling means, andmachine-lock means eing employed.

It will be noted that the machine-lock means can be released forvfurther printing lin the case of both of the embodiments described,either by lifting rod' 43, as described, or by moving roll-release leverrearwardly so as to release the actuating mechanism for the drum,thereby ,i permitting sprin 25 to rotate the drum'backwardly into rstposition, or by rotating the platen forwardly until pin 23 clears lever38 and then backwardly into the desired position.

The devices shown in the drawings andv described herein are part of aseries ofl closely related inventions or improvements which arepresented in a number of co-pending applications for Letters Patentfiled by me. The said devices have a number of` gen ral objects 1ncommon with those form- .the subject-matter of dierent applins in thesaid series, and to a certain ples and features which are common todevices shown and described in one or another of the said applications.Some of the said co mon principles-and features are claimed lbroadly inLetters Patent` No. 1,087,045, gralntedupon my application filed April30, 1909, aforesaid, and in Letters Patent No. 1,053,928, grantedFebruary 18, 1913, upon my applications filed April 9, 1912, Serial No.689,560. The branch of the general inlever, means ,under the control ofsaid feed-l roll-release lever for giving said member a constantstarting position, and indicating means called into. operation throughsaid revoluble member.

2. In a typewriting machine, in combination, an operative member,indicating means called into operation through said member, means forgiving said member a constant starting position, paper-gages and theoperating deviceis therefor, a'platen, and means ext nt embodyandutilize various princi-v under the control of said paper-gage-operatingdevices for giving said operative member movement cordinate with that ofthe platen from the said starting position.

3. In a typewriting machine, in combination, an index-carrier andindices, means for giving said carrier a constant starting position,paper-gages and the operating devices therefor, a platen, and meansunder the control of said paper-gage-operating devices for giving saidindex-carrier movement coordinate with. that of the platen from the saidstarting position.

4. In a typewriting machine, in .combination, an operative member, anaudible signaling means called into operation through said member,-means for giving said member a constant starting position, devices forpositioning the leading end of. the sheet, a platen, and means forgiving said operative member movement cordinate with that of the platenfrom the said starting'- position, under the control of saidsheet-positioning i devices.

mechanism part for giving said member movement simultaneous with that ofthe platen from the said starting position.

6. In a typewriting machine, in combination, an operative member, avisual signaling means called into operation through said member, meansfor giving said member a constant -starting position, paper-gages andthe operating devices therefor, a platen, and means under the control ofsaid papergage-operating devices for giving said operative membermovement cordinate with that of the platen from the said startingposition.

7. In combination, typewriter mechanism including a platen and devicesfor positioning the sheet line-space direction, an operative member,means called into operation through said member for 'rendering a part orparts of` said typewriter mechanism inoperative for use, means forgiving said member a constant startingv position, and means for givingsaid member movement cordinate with that of the platen from the saidstarting position, under the control of said sheet-positioning devices.

8. In a typewriting machine, in combination, printing instrumentalities,an operative member, means called into operation through said member forlocking said printing instrumentalities againstV use, means for givingsaid member a constant starting position, paper-gages and the operatingdevices therefor, a platen, and means under the con- .trol of saidpaper-gage-operating devices Aso for giving said operative membermovement coordinate with that of the platen from the said startingposition.

9. In combination, typewriter mechanism including a platen, an operativemember revoluble about the platen axis, indicating means called intooperation through said member, means for giving said member a constantstart-ing position, toothed wheels one thereof rotating` in unison withthe platen and one thereof rotating in unison with said member, andmeans under the control of a typewriter-mechanism part for connectingsaid member to be operated through said toothed wheels.

10. In a typewriting machine, in combination, an operative member,indicating means called into operation through said member, means forgiving said member a constant starting position, paper-gage-operatingdevices, a platen, and actuating means including toothed gearingon saidoperative member, said gearing' connected .to give said member movementcoordinate with that of the platen under the control ot saidpapergage-operating devices.

11. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a. eed-roll-release lever,a platen, a

toothed wheel revolving in unison with the platen, an operative membermovable about the platen axis and having teeth in connection therewith,means for. giving said member a constant starting position, indicatingrmeans called into operation through said member, and means under thecontrol of said feed-roll-release lever for causing said member to beoperated b v said toothed wheel through said teeth.

12. In combination, typewriter mechanism including a platen, anindex-carrier and indices revoluble about the platen axis, means forgivingr said carrier a constant starting posit-ion, toothed wheels onethereof rotating in unison with the platen and one thereof rotatingr inunison with said carrier, and means under the control of atypewriter-mechanism part tor connecting said carrier to be operatedthrough said toothed Wheels.

13. In a typewriting; machine, in combination. :teed-roll-releasedevices for positioningr the sheet, a platen, an index-carrier revolubleabout the platen axis, means 'for giving said carrier a constantstarting position, toothed wheels one thereof rotatingl in unison withthe platen and one thereof rotating in unison with said carrier, andmeans under the control of said feed-roll-release devices forconnecting7 said member to be operated through said toothed wheels.

14. In combination, typewriter mechanism including a. platen, anoperative member movable about the platen axis, an audible signalingrmeans. called into operation through said member, means for giving saidmember a constant startingr position, toothed wheels one thereofrotating in unison with the platen and one thereof rotating` in unisonwith said member, and means under the control of a tvpewriter-meclianismpart for connecting` said member to be operatedv including a platen, anoperative member spring-returned into initial position, indcatmg meanscalled into operation through said member, and means under the controlof a typewriter-mechanism part for giving said member simultaneousmovement with the platen .from the said initial position. i'

17. In combination, typewriter mechanism including,T a platen, anoperative member, indicating; means called into operation through saidmember, spring and4 stop devices for giving' said member a constantstarting position, and means under the control of ratypewriter-mechanism part for giving said member movement coordinatewith that' of the platen from the said starting' position.

18. 1n combination, typewriter mechanism including' a platen, anindependently-revoluble member normally connected with the platen,indicating means called into operation through' said member, means underthe control of a typewriter-mechanism part 'for disconnecting saidmember from the platen, and means acting to return said disconnectedmember into initial position.

19. In combination, typewriter mechanism ,including a platen, anoperative member,

indicating.. means called into .operation through said member, means for,givingsaid member a constant starting position, and toothed wheelsnormally in -mesh but separable under the control ofv atypewritermechanism part for giving 'said 'member movement coordinatewith that of the plateny from the said starting position.

- 20. In a typewritino,- machine, in combina' tion,`pape1"pj.ifreoperat1ng devices, a platen, an operative member,indicating means called into operation through said member,v

toothed wheels normally in mesh but separable under the control of saidpaper-gage-` operating devices, and means rendered effective 'by theseparation of saidtoo'thed wheels to return said member`into initialposition.

21. In combination,`tvpewriter mechanism including a platen, anoperative4 member spring-returned into starting position, indicatingmeans called into operation through said member, and "toothed gearingunder the control of a. typewriter-mechanism part for ,giving saidmember simultaneous movement with the platen from the saidstartingposition. y l

22. In combination, typewriter mechanism including a platen, anoperative member, indicating means called into operation through saidmember, mea/ns including a spring and coperating stop lfor giving saidmember a constant starting position, and toothed gearing connected underthe control of a typewriter-mechanism part for giving said memplaten,said Wheels connected under the control of said sheet-positioningdevices.

In testimony vvhereof I affix my signature in presence oftw'ofwitnesses.

v 1 WILLIAM J. NEIDIG. Witnesses:

JOHN K. BON-NELL,

FRANCES M. BONNELL.

